Joseph, Part 4: The Brothers | Bible Stories Retold
Famine drives Joseph's brothers to Egypt, where they bow before the brother they sold without knowing it's him. Now Joseph has the power to pay them back. What he does instead is one of the greatest moments of forgiveness in the Bible.
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Years later, when Jacob died, the brothers were scared. Now Joseph would finally pay them back. But Joseph said, "You meant evil against me, but God meant it for good to save many people alive." The Pit, the Prison, the Palace, Whap. What they did to Joseph was real, and it wasn't the end of his story. What was meant for evil in your life that God could still use for good? [BLANK_AUDIO]
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